Regional Director of Culinary | Full Service Restaurants

Noble Food and Pursuits; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible with strong earning

Monthly dining stipend

Travel stipend for regional leadership

Job summary

Noble Food and Pursuits in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Regional Director of Culinary to lead culinary performance across our northern region, including Davidson, Winston Salem, and Blowing Rock. This hands-on leadership role requires stepping into kitchens, coaching chefs in real time, and raising standards across a diverse portfolio.

You will train Executive Chefs, drive menu development, cost controls, and operational discipline while maintaining the brand's culinary obsession and guest

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience in full service restaurants.
• Current or recent multi unit culinary leadership experience preferred.
• Proven background leading Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, and kitchen teams.
• Strong like-for-like experience in chef-driven, scratch, high-volume concepts.
• Strong culinary foundation with ability to lead execution in active kitchens.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary performance across multiple full service restaurant properties in the northern region.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to Executive Chefs.
• Step into kitchens and lead from BOH when needed.
• Work alongside teams to assess standards, coach in real time, and drive improvement.
• Establish clear expectations and hold teams to standards, systems and results.
• Oversee menu execution, recipe standards, and culinary initiatives.
• Partner with restaurant leadership on regional performance.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and long-term BOH development.
• Create a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular kitchen visits to assess quality and performance.
• Identify operational gaps quickly and implement practical solutions.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Assist with regional financial performance including food cost and labor.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Multi-unit leadership

Coaching and development

Food cost management

Operations leadership

Job description

Regional Director of Culinary | Full Service Restaurants

Noble's Restaurants - NC

Description

Success in this role requires current or recent culinary leadership experience in full service restaurants. We are looking for a culinary leader who understands the pace, pressure, standards, and team dynamics of active restaurant operations.

The strongest candidates will bring like for like experience in chef driven, scratch, high volume, polished casual, upscale casual, or full service restaurant environments. This background is important because the role directly supports Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, kitchen teams, menu execution, service standards, food cost, labor, and overall culinary performance across multiple restaurants.

This is a hands on restaurant leadership role for someone who can step into kitchens, assess execution, coach leaders in real time, and help teams improve through direct involvement.

About Noble Food and Pursuits

Noble Food and Pursuits is a chef driven hospitality group based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our restaurants are rooted in craftsmanship, genuine hospitality, quality, and team development. Across concepts including Rooster’s Wood Fired Kitchen, The Jimmy, Noble Smoke, and Brasserie Copain, we are focused on building strong teams, developing great leaders, and creating memorable guest experiences.

We are seeking a Regional Director of Culinary to lead culinary performance across our northern region, including Davidson, Winston Salem, and Blowing Rock as the region continues to expand. This role reports directly to the Chief Culinary Officer and provides direct leadership to Executive Chefs across multiple full service restaurant concepts.

This is a high impact regional leadership role for someone who can build teams, drive standards, and scale culinary excellence across a diverse portfolio of restaurants. The right candidate must be comfortable leading from the front, coaching chefs directly, and holding teams accountable to the standards required across our group.

What This Role Requires

This is not a sit back and oversee from a distance position. This is a hands on regional culinary leadership role for someone who is fully capable of stepping into kitchens, assessing operations, leading service when needed, and setting the standard through action.

You will be expected to train Executive Chefs directly, strengthen their leadership, and hold them accountable to the level of performance required across our group. That means real coaching in real time, not just check ins and direction from the sidelines.

This role requires someone who can quickly identify gaps, refine systems, improve execution, and help teams raise their level through direct involvement. You will also play an active role in menu development, seasonal changes, recipe refinement, and culinary initiatives across the region.

If you are looking for a purely administrative leadership role, this is not the right fit.

What You’ll Do

• Lead culinary performance across multiple full service restaurant properties within the northern region
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to Executive Chefs
• Step into kitchens and lead from a BOH operational standpoint when performance, staffing, or execution requires it
• Work services alongside teams when needed to assess standards, coach in real time, and drive improvement
• Establish clear expectations and hold teams accountable to standards, systems, and results
• Drive consistency in execution while respecting the identity and integrity of each concept
• Partner with restaurant leadership to strengthen overall performance
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and long term development of BOH talent
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Oversee menu execution, recipe standards, portioning, presentation, and culinary initiatives
• Conduct regular kitchen visits to assess quality, execution, cleanliness, organization, and team performance
• Identify operational gaps quickly and implement practical solutions
• Maintain high standards for food safety, sanitation, and operational discipline
• Partner on financial performance across the region, including food cost, labor, inventory, purchasing, and waste control
• Collaborate closely with the Chief Culinary Officer on regional strategy, growth, and company wide culinary initiatives
• Support growth in Davidson, Winston Salem, and Blowing Rock as the region continues to develop

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience in full service restaurants
• Current or recent multi unit culinary leadership experience strongly preferred
• Proven background leading Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, and high performing restaurant kitchen teams
• Strong like for like experience in chef driven, scratch, high volume, polished casual, upscale casual, or full service restaurant environments
• Strong culinary foundation with the ability to step into active kitchens and lead execution when needed
• Proven ability to train and develop chefs through hands on coaching and operational leadership
• Experience improving underperforming kitchens through structure, accountability, and direct involvement
• Strong understanding of food cost, labor management, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen performance metrics
• Experience working across multiple concepts or diverse restaurant styles preferred
• Strong communication, organization, and problem solving skills
• Leadership style rooted in presence, urgency, follow through, and operational credibility

Why Join Us

• Bonus eligible with strong earning opportunity tied to company performance
• Health and dental insurance options
• Paid time off and vacation benefits
• Monthly dining stipend to enjoy our concepts
• Monthly travel stipend to support leadership across Davidson, Winston Salem, and Blowing Rock
• Opportunity to help shape culinary leadership across a growing restaurant group